Americas Regional Construction Delivery Leader

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with matching

Medical, Dental & Vision

Paid parental leave

Paid Time Off

Daily Pay early access

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) seeks a Director for Americas Regional Construction Delivery to lead capital project execution across North America and LATAM. The role reports to the Global Principal and spans hubs including NYC, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Sao Paulo, and Mexico City.

Lead a team of Senior Program Directors and Program Managers, ensure on-time, on-budget delivery, and align capital with facilities operations while managing regional compliance and currency controls.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive senior leadership in commercial real estate program management, capital delivery, or regional operations.
• Proven track record of directing multi-market regional teams (US, Canada, and LATAM) managing an aggregate spend exceeding $100M+.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field.
• Deep expertise in early-stage conceptual estimating, lease work-letter negotiations, tenant improvement allowance (TIA) structuring, and pre-funding scope framing.
• Demonstrated ability to drive an integrated service delivery approach by aligning capital delivery with Facilities Management and Technical Operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational governance over all commercial capital projects across North America and LATAM to achieve on-time, on-budget project completion.
• Partner early with client real estate leads, design managers, and workplace strategists during conceptual phases to conduct preliminary cost estimates, feasibility analyses, and target-value design baselines.
• Collaborate directly with client real estate transaction managers during site evaluation and due diligence to review landlord work-letters, establish tenant improvement allowance (TIA) structures, and define base-building vs. tenant-work boundaries.
• Manage regional capital outlay forecasting and multi-year cash flow projections while partnering with finance leads to track capital expenditure against quarterly budget targets.
• Oversee LATAM regional operations in Sao Paulo and Mexico City, navigating multi-jurisdictional compliance, international supply-chain logistics, local tax/permitting regulations, and cross-border currency controls.
• Drive a unified service delivery approach by partnering closely with existing Facilities Management (FM), Technical Services, and Workplace Experience teams to ensure smooth building handover.
• Serve as the primary regional point of contact for client executive leadership, conducting quarterly portfolio performance reviews and managing high-level risk escalations.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field

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Job description

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) seeks a Director for Americas Regional Construction Delivery to lead capital project execution across North America and LATAM. The role reports to the Global Principal and spans hubs including NYC, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Sao Paulo, and Mexico City.

Lead a team of Senior Program Directors and Program Managers, ensure on-time, on-budget delivery, and align capital with facilities operations while managing regional compliance and currency controls.